by wpengine | Dec 6, 2017 | Stories
By John Quinn Like many people with ALS, I first noticed symptoms several months before I was diagnosed. In December 2015, I was dropping my right foot when I walked and began fatiguing more easily than normal. I went to multiple doctors and finally saw a neurologist...
by Elise Bernard | Nov 9, 2017 | Advocacy, Stories
We had the privilege of awarding the first Harrison Brown Volunteer of the Year award to Whitney Sadler at the 2017 Austin Walk to Defeat ALS. The award honors the late Harrison Brown who lost his life in the stabbing at the University of Texas in May 2017. ALS Texas...
by Tanner Hockensmith | May 10, 2017 | Advocacy
Updated on 5/11: We did it! Thanks to your overwhelming support in petitioning Apple, Siri was updated in less than 24 hours. Now asking Siri, “What is ALS?” brings up the following definition: “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou...
by Tanner Hockensmith | Apr 30, 2017 | Advocacy
May is ALS Awareness Month! Awareness is critical to our goal of ending ALS forever. The more people know about ALS, the more they get involved, and the more they support ALS advocacy and research. Through that support, we’ve made great strides toward finding...
by Elise Bernard | May 18, 2016 | Advocacy
Juan Reyes and his wife Meg attended the ALS Association Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. this May. My name is Juan Reyes, and I live with ALS. I was diagnosed in October 2015, but in hindsight, I started showing symptoms in late 2013. What began as slight...
